Re: Is NL a flawed form of poker?
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The strategy is not intended to be even close to optimal play. It's not intended to exploit poor players to the fullest. It's not even intended to be fun.
It's intended to give a beginner a shot at winning off the bat, and it's intended to help a beginner overcome the fear of being outplayed. For someone who has never played NL before, it helps them think, "This is simple enough. I can win at this game."
Having said that, a monkey could make a pretty good living in the $10-$20 game at Bellagio playing this way.
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Sorry to chime in late, but I find this comment interesting. Because the same could be said in defense of Lee Jones's "Winning Low Limit Holdem" as it relates to Limit.
However in the build up to SSH, Jones was routinely excoriated by Miller for advising sub-optimal play (which he does).
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